The sustainably built Moxy Oakland Downtown boutique hotel is part of the Marriott International hotel line. While luxurious in design, its completed construction marks Oakland's first Moxy Hotel. Moreover, the co-developed building stands as the first modularly constructed Moxy in the United States.
Development companies, Tidewater Capital and Graves Hospitality, developed 172 rooms using a sustainable and energy-efficient construction method to reduce construction waste. Throughout its modular construction, the hotel generated 100 jobs in the community, which helped educate local architects, contractors, and investors on the modular building process.
The Moxy Oakland Downtown consists of five levels of factory-built wood frame rooms and two levels of site-built concrete frames. Overall, the hotel's sustainable development process reduced construction time by 25 percent.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Modular Construction in Hospitality Industry
- The hotel industry can revolutionize the construction process and reduce construction waste by adopting modular construction methods, ultimately reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
- Sustainable Hotels
- The increased focus on environmental sustainability provides an opportunity for the hotel industry to design green buildings, increasing awareness and generating revenue.
- Community Education Through Construction
- The implementation of sustainable modular construction in hotels can serve as a means of providing employment opportunities and educating communities on innovative and sustainable construction practices.
Where This Applies
- Hospitality
- The hospitality industry can benefit from adopting sustainable modular construction methods for future hotel developments and improvement projects.
- Construction
- Modular construction methods showcase the potential for innovative and sustainable construction practices, providing opportunities for other industries to embrace green building technologies.
- Real Estate Development
- Incorporating sustainable modular construction in real estate development projects can lead to reduced construction time, costs, and a positive impact on the environment, ultimately attracting environmentally conscious investors.
